MontroseVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3765 · Yarra Ranges
Daily life in Montrose is likely to be centered around family activities, with a significant portion of the population working full-time (56.3%) and a notable 22.8% working from home. The suburb has a high car usage rate for commuting at 56.0%, with public transport being less utilized at 1.4%. The community has a strong local feel, with 82.9% of residents born in Australia and a high percentage speaking only English at home.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Montrose
Houses · Across 68 sales, houses in Montrose reached a median of $1,028,000, 3.5% up year on year and above the Victorian median of $885,000.
Most sales sit between $874,000 and $1,236,000, with the median in the middle.
Houses
$1.03m
median of 68 sales
3.5% up on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 65% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $874k and $1.24m.
Last sold within the past two weeks
68 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Since 2022, houses have climbed from $914,000 to $1,028,000 — 12.5% over the period.
- Houses
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses |
|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $1.02m |
| 2025 · part year | $1.01m |
| 2024 | $884k |
| 2023 | $846k |
| 2022 | $914k |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q2 | $920k | 13 | -19.4%low confidence13 sales this quarter, 17 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2026 Q1 | $1.14m | 17 | +11.4%low confidence17 sales this quarter, 31 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $1.02m | 31 |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Montrose
In Montrose, over the last 12 months, a four-bedroom house has a median of $1.09 million from 28 sales, while a three-bedroom house has a median of $884,000 from 22 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $884k | 22 · few |
| 4 | $1.09m | 28 · few |
| 5 | $1.05m | 10 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
2 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Montrose
All schools · Montrose's 2 schools teach 1,004 students, up 15.1% in ten years — and 9 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
2
2 primary
Students, all schools
1,004
2025 · +15.1% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−3.3%
1,004 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
−4.9%
861 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Montrose have grown 15.1% over 10 years.
- Primary schools
Show data table
| Year | Primary schools |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 872 |
| 2016 | 909 |
| 2017 | 965 |
| 2018 | 1,024 |
| 2019 | 1,063 |
| 2020 | 1,038 |
| 2021 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 1,027 |
| 2023 | 1,038 |
| 2024 | 1,005 |
| 2025 | 1,004 |
Which schools in Montrose are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
Show data table
| Year | Years 1–6 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 726 | 146 | 872 |
| 2016 | 757 | 152 | 909 |
| 2017 | 792 | 173 | 965 |
| 2018 | 873 | 151 | 1,024 |
| 2019 | 911 | 152 | 1,063 |
| 2020 | 905 | 133 | 1,038 |
| 2021 | 886 | 153 | 1,039 |
| 2022 | 871 | 156 | 1,027 |
| 2023 | 890 | 148 | 1,038 |
| 2024 | 854 | 151 | 1,005 |
| 2025 | 861 | 143 | 1,004 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 2 schools in Montrose
Ordered by size, not by results — 2 government, 0 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Primary School | Government | Primary | 566 | −7.2% | +18.4% |
| Billanook Primary School | Government | Primary | 438 | +2.3% | +11.2% |
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Montrose
9 government catchments cover Montrose — 2 secondary and 7 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Boronia K-12 College | Secondary |
| Yarra Hills Secondary College | Secondary |
| Billanook Primary School | Primary |
| Birmingham Primary School | Primary |
| Gladesville Primary School | Primary |
| Montrose Primary School | Primary |
| Mooroolbark East Primary School | Primary |
| Mount Dandenong Primary School | Primary |
| Mount Evelyn Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Montrose is a suburb with a population of 6,900, characterized by a slightly older median age of 41 compared to the Victorian average of 38. The area is predominantly family-oriented, with 52.6% of households being couples with children and a high percentage of family households at 79.4%. The suburb has a strong owner-occupier presence, with 36.3% of homes owned outright and 51.5% owned with a mortgage. The housing stock is primarily separate houses, making up 92.0% of the dwellings.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Montrose · 0–100
Show data table
| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Families | 85 |
| Retirees | 75 |
| Professionals | 70 |
| First home buyers | 60 |
| Investors | 55 |
Why families score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of family households at 79.4%
- Majority of homes are separate houses at 92.0%
- Above average median household income of $2,088 weekly
- Low unemployment rate at 3.1%
Against the state
How Montrose differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
Show data table
| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 4% |
| Separate houses | 92% |
| Townhouses | 4% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
Show data table
| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 22.8% |
| Drove a car | 56% |
| Public transport | 1.4% |
| Walked only | 0.6% |
| Car passenger | 3.5% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Low unemployment rate at 3.1% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- High median household income of $2,088 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Predominantly separate houses at 92.0% (vs VIC 73.4%)
- High percentage of family households at 79.4%
- Significant work-from-home population at 22.8%
Things to be aware of
- Lower percentage of residents with bachelor degrees at 21.1% (vs VIC 29.2%)
- Limited public transport usage at 1.4%
- Higher median age of 41 (vs VIC 38)
- Lower cultural diversity with 17.1% born overseas (vs VIC 35.0%)
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.